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Whew, NBA players got what they wanted — a really, really long All-Star break. Tweeted Oklahoma City star/jokester Kevin Durant: "think during this @NBAAllStar break I'm going to get my law degree." There might not be quite enough time for that. But teams will have a minimum of eight days off, roughly twice the normal hiatus. You can't really call this intermission the NBA's "midseason" any longer, given the Magic have played 55 games and are on their second coach. What's ahead is a stretch run in a wildly unpredictable season that has featured a tantalizing team and a transcending talent. And we don't mean Cleveland and LeBron...

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Whew, NBA players got what they wanted — a really, really long All-Star break.
Tweeted Oklahoma City star/jokester Kevin Durant: "think during this @NBAAllStar break I'm going to get my law degree."
There might not be quite enough time for...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Orlando Magic players couldn't bear to watch the final seconds of their loss Friday night. As the final 15 seconds ticked down, with the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers needing only to dribble out the clock, Magic players stood from...

The answers to the questions in the case of Tobias Harris haven't become any clearer.
Can the Magic afford to keep Harris?
Can they afford to let him go?
The Magic will find out Harris' value this summer when he becomes a restricted free agent.
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Is the 50-year wait over for the city of Cleveland?
Can LeBron James deliver the first title since Jim Brown did it in 1964?
Have the defending champion San Antonio Spurs finally gotten so old that LeBron can now catch them?
That, ladies and gentlemen,...

Here's our team-by-team preview of the Western Conference. Teams are in predicted order of finish in their divisions.
SOUTHWEST DIVISIONSan Antonio Spurs
Last Season: 62-20, 1st in Southwest. Defeated Miami to win NBA title.
The Buzz: The way the Spurs...

Remember all the hoopla and hype surrounding the NBA's draft class of 2014? It offered players to die for — or at least to tank for: Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Joel Embiid.Well, it was the storm before the calm.None of them has...

Not surprisingly, the Magic have had to take their lumps since losing Dwight Howard and their marquee appeal. They surely would be Rodney Dangerfield's favorite team.
One national website referred to them in an Eastern Conference preview as a “drab”...

Orlando Magic players and coaches will face low expectations when they assemble Tuesday morning for their opening practice of the upcoming season. A panel of ESPN analysts predicted the Magic will endure a third consecutive dismal season and will...

The Americans face Mexico in the World Cup on Saturday.USA! USA! USA!Oh ... it's the World Cup of basketball, not soccer.Never mind.Frankly, I'm still more intrigued by the Seattle Seahawks' manhandling of Green Bay than I am whether Team USA can cover,...

Victor Oladipo had an idea of what to expect when he and Orlando Magic teammate Tobias Harris joined USA Basketball’s select team.
Oladipo knew the select team’s job was to help the national team prepare for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, and he also...

Reigning league MVP Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Joakim Noah, James Harden and Chris Paul have been voted to the All-NBA first team, league officials announced today.
Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, Dwight Howard, Stephen Curry and Tony Parker made the All-NBA...

LAS VEGAS — Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris and guard Victor Oladipo have been invited to join USA Basketball's select team, a group of players that will train alongside the national team as the national team prepares for the upcoming FIBA World...

USA Basketball today formally named Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris, Magic guard Victor Oladipo and 11 additional players to its select team.
The select team will train with the U.S. national team from July 28-July 31 in Las Vegas as the national...

Fans of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team grew to love Victor Oladipo during his three collegiate seasons.
On Tuesday night, Oladipo will be reunited with Hoosiers fans when his new team, the Orlando Magic, opens its regular season against the...

Although the 2013-14 NBA regular season started just three and a half weeks ago, almost every team already has played one-eighth of its schedule.
So, it’s not too early to identify trends, triumphs and trouble spots around the league.
Here goes:
The...

NEW ORLEANS — The Cleveland Cavaliers have suffered through a rotten season, with point guard and franchise cornerstone Kyrie Irving in the middle of the mess.
What happened Sunday night should ease Irving’s pain.
Irving won MVP honors as he led the...